Jim Kohlberg's first feature film, The Music Never Stopped, based on "The Last Hippie" by Oliver Sacks, is a touching story about the reconnection between a father and son. Almost 20 years after teenager Gabriel (Lou Taylor Pucci) ran away from home in the 1960's, his parents Henry (J.K. Simmons) and Helen (Cara Seymour) Sawyer discover he's in a hospital recovering from a benign brain tumor that's taken his memory. Henry seeks out a music therapist (Julia Ormond) to help Gabriel connect with the world through music.

Not surprisingly, the film has an unmatched soundtrack— even the most devoted classic rock lover will be thrilled. Incorporating music by The Grateful Dead ("Touch of Grey"), Bob Dylan ("Desolation Row"), The Beatles ("All You Need is Love"), Crosby, Stills & Nash ("Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"), Cream ("Crossroads {Live at Winterland}"), Steppenwolf ("Magic Carpet Ride"), The Rolling Stones ("Let's Spend the Night Together") and many others, the soundtrack reminds audiences why these artists are so revered.

"Music is so much bigger than celebrity and we've lost it in celebrity" explains Sue Jacobs, the music supervisor for The Music Never Stopped. "All these artists that wrote these songs that are in the movie were not celebrities when they wrote those songs and we've lost sight of that."

The Music Never Stopped brings audiences back to a time when icons were songwriters and legends were just people who had a story to tell. "This took me back to wanting to celebrate a good song," Jacobs details. "These songs came from people sitting in the back of vans without two dollars to their names. All these songs were written by artists before they were hugely famous. We need, as an industry, to get back to celebrating what music really means."

Jacobs was sure to include something new among the greatest hits, including three never before heard Grateful Dead masters that will be appreciated whether you're a self-proclaimed Dead Head or not.

"It allowed you to listen to music without prejudice. It allowed you to listen to music without preconceived notions of what you think the Grateful Dead is," says Jacobs. "That band of all bands, people just think they're a jam band and a drug fest and then you sit there and go "Box of Rain" is beautiful, and "Uncle John's Band' and "Truckin'" are just so fun"

Since the soundtrack of the film is the soundtrack to Gabriel's life, it was crucial to have the actual bands participate, "If we didn't get these artists on board there would be no story to tell here. It wouldn't have worked with a fake Grateful Dead and I don't Jim would have even attempted," says Jacobs.

For many, The Music Never Stopped is a chance to relive their favorite songs and for others it is an opportunity to delve into the world of a musical force that still carries weight to this day. "All these songs that are famous are valid. They had to communicate to enough people to make them valid" explains Jacobs. "You can learn to open your mind to why someone is famous. They just have that je ne sais quoi."